Senior Retail Planner, Accessories & Merch

The Role

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Category Strategy

• Build and own annual, seasonal, and monthly financial plans for the non-cannabis and ancillary category.
• Develop sales, margin, receipt, and inventory forecasts using trend analysis and predictive modeling.
• Develop open-to-buy (OTB) and ensure alignment with company financial targets and merchandising strategy.
• Drive category profitability through mix optimization, pricing strategy, and proactive markdown planning.
• Lead weekly business reviews, delivering clear and actionable insights and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.

Strategic Partnership with Buying

• Provide data-driven insights to guide assortment strategy, SKU introductions, and exits.
• Collaborate on assortment reviews to identify category gaps, white space opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Influence vendor negotiations by providing volume forecasts, sell-through expectations, and margin targets.
• Align on product lifecycle strategy, including launch quantities, replenishment cadence, and end-of-life planning.
• Ensure the assortment reflects regional demand, store clustering, and customer demographics.

Allocation & Replenishment

• Develop and manage allocation strategies for new items, core assortment, and promotional programs.
• Build A/B/C store tiering models based on sales velocity, customer demographics, and store format.
• Maintain replenishment logic to support high in-stock rates without over-inventorying locations.
• Monitor store-level sell-through and adjust allocations dynamically in response to business performance.
• Identify underperforming stores and recommend corrective actions, including inventory rebalancing and SKU rationalization.
• Partner with retail operations to develop, refine, and implement inventory management processes as needed.

Inventory Management & Productivity

• Maintain optimal inventory levels across distribution centers and store locations.
• Monitor aged inventory, slow-moving SKUs, and at-risk items; recommend markdowns or reallocation strategies to the Buyer.
• Proactively develop inventory health scorecards and action plans to mitigate risk and protect margin.

Reporting, Analytics & Insights

• Conduct post-mortems on promotions, product launches, and seasonal programs, translating learnings into forward-looking recommendations.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Partner with the Buyer in weekly performance meetings to surface opportunities and optimize revenue.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in retail planning, allocation, or merchandise strategy.
• Experience in high-SKU, high-velocity retail categories (CPG, convenience, accessories, or adjacent channels).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with retail planning systems preferred.
• Strong financial acumen and fluency in retail math, including OTB, margin, turn, and sell-through.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners-particularly Buyers-through data and clear communication.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to work independently or in team environments with sound judgment and resourcefulness.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment and adapts quickly to shifting priorities.
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including handling sensitive business information.
• Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of Green Thumb.

Additional Requirements

• Must pass any and all required background checks
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Must possess valid driver's license
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Must be approved b y state badging agency to work in cannabis industry

Calling all curious, collaborative, compassionate, boundary-pushing, trustworthy stewards: There’s a place for you.

People are everything at Green Thumb. Some of us nurture plants while others pore over legal documents or open new stores. A few things we have in common? We’re stewards of the plant, a happy and humble bunch and genuinely love what we do.